Well time came to finally put this one out there and get things straight.
I have been absent an awful lot lately, and my garden languishes for several reasons, but one of them is as follows.
I have for years, doodled and designed, I have come up with witticisms to challenged Wilde himself. I have pitched ideas to people and they have found them to be worthy. I have wanted them on t shirts.
Therein comes the rub though, one of the few talents I possess is hardly usable as to do so I have to tap into a market that I am trying to rail against. This is possibly one of the single biggest decisions I have made in adult life. Don't get me wrong there have been some other doozies. Should I leave my wife, should I have that last slice of pizza etc, the list is endless.
But this is the throwing away of a core part of my being. It is whoring myself to the world I detest so much.
But then I think, no matter what I do people are still buying cards and t shirts. My ranting hasn't stopped this and doesn't do anything to help me achieve my goal. If people are parting with their money, then instead of all that money going to some nameless corporation how about a little bit of it comes my way and goes in my dream fund. Then the money these people spend on fripperies and trifles enables me to reach my goal of self sufficiency rather than someone else's goal of getting a big yacht.
This argument sounds flimsy to even my ears, but my only other option is to let my ideas go to waste and never see the light of day.
So I have launched a Cafe Press shop to showcase my wares. You can get to it from that link or click the little piggy that has appeared in the top left of my blog. You can also add the button link to your blog if you wanted. There is another little box has appeared on the left with the code you need to copy and paste where you want it.
If you fancied doing a bit of advertising for me I wouldn't complain, there is absolutely nothing in it for you except a little bit of good feeling and just maybe a glass of home brew if we ever meet up.
I also have a blog running now alongside the shop which can be found at http://theblackpigshop.blogspot.com if you want to check it out.
At the moment there are only a few t shirts up there but I have loads of ideas and scant time to get them done, so keep checking back for updates.
Cheers
very interesting young man, very interesting indeed.
ReplyDeleteI think many people have the dilemma you are experiencing... the feeling that you are somehow betraying your real feelings by joining in with the consumer-gone-mad economy... don't feel bad. It is totally unreasonable to think that you can rail against the machine and actually drop out. It simply is not possible to drop out and why should you... Trading ethically and with respect and dignity to those you work with is, I believe the key to real success - unlike the prevailing dogma promoted by Mr Alan Sugar that seems to foster a rash of complete tossers in business.
ReplyDeleteI thought the t shirts quite interesting (and I liked one in particular)... but found it difficult to actually see what the design says on one or two of them. I think there is a market for this sort of thing so you definitely should go for it - and no bad feelings holding you back. Will put your little pig on my blog once I get my act in gear :-)
You filthy filthy swine ;op
ReplyDeleteI will put the little pig on my blog but first I need to figure out how!
ReplyDeleteLike you said, no matter what you say or do, people will always buy stuff like that, so why not put their money towards the greater good. (why would anyone actually want a yacht? I mean, what do they actually do????) x